LABS(3P)						     POSIX Programmer's Manual							  LABS(3P)

PROLOG

       This  manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond-
       ing Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME

       labs, llabs - return a long integer absolute value

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdlib.h>

       long labs(long i);
       long long llabs(long long i);

DESCRIPTION

       The labs() function shall compute the absolute value of the long integer operand i. The llabs() function shall compute the  absolute  value
       of the long long integer operand i. If the result cannot be represented, the behavior is undefined.

RETURN VALUE

       The labs() function shall return the absolute value of the long integer operand. The labs() function shall return the absolute value of the
       long long integer operand.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       abs(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <stdlib.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technol-
       ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and  the  original  IEEE
       and  The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained
       online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE
/The Open Group						       2003								  LABS(3P)